Emmy rule: Always be prepared

Emmy rule: Always be prepared

John Shearer / Associated Press

It used to be the cool thing to appear totally unprepared for a major award win. But now it seems much preferred to work up some shtick in advance, no matter what your chances. No one expected Julia Louis-Dreyfus to win for "Veep," but she did work out something with her competitor Amy Poehler. The two actresses embraced during Louis-Dreyfus' run to the stage and "mistakenly" swapped speeches. After fixing the mix-up, Louis-Dreyfus finished her speech, ending with, "Isn't it a shame that Amy Poehler didn't win." Who needs writers when the stars are coming up with great bits like this?

It used to be the cool thing to appear totally unprepared for a major award win. But now it seems much preferred to work up some shtick in advance, no matter what your chances. No one expected Julia Louis-Dreyfus to win for "Veep," but she did work out something with her competitor Amy Poehler. The two actresses embraced during Louis-Dreyfus' run to the stage and "mistakenly" swapped speeches. After fixing the mix-up, Louis-Dreyfus finished her speech, ending with, "Isn't it a shame that Amy Poehler didn't win." Who needs writers when the stars are coming up with great bits like this? (John Shearer / Associated Press)

It used to be the cool thing to appear totally unprepared for a major award win. But now it seems much preferred to work up some shtick in advance, no matter what your chances. No one expected Julia Louis-Dreyfus to win for "Veep," but she did work out something with her competitor Amy Poehler. The two actresses embraced during Louis-Dreyfus' run to the stage and "mistakenly" swapped speeches. After fixing the mix-up, Louis-Dreyfus finished her speech, ending with, "Isn't it a shame that Amy Poehler didn't win." Who needs writers when the stars are coming up with great bits like this?